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\u2018The Simpsons\u2019 just hit a wild milestone: 800 episodes. And given the show\u2019s track record, one would think that after all this time, they\u2019d have had every big celebrity on the show at least once. But turns out, the reality is not quite so.In fact, Matt Selman, the showrunner and longtime writer, says that there\u2019s still one star they keep chasing. He even called that star out during the 800th episode party in Hollywood back in February 2026. \u201cCome on\u2026 We keep writing great stuff for you,\u201d Selman joked, hoping the 58-year-old comedy legend might finally cave.So, who is the celebrity star who\u2019s still not on board to be featured in \u2018The Simpsons\u2019?<\/p>\n The show\u2019s writer, Matt Selman, talked with PEOPLE about this, but he also got into the show\u2019s weird knack for \u201cpredicting\u201d the future. He says the writers don\u2019t really set out to make predictions. \u201cThe more you try to predict or not predict, it screws up the predictions. So you just got to go in pure and just let them happen or not.\u201d People want to believe in magic, he says. \u201cAnd is magic real? Well, it\u2019s real in people\u2019s minds. So maybe it is real. But I don\u2019t think it\u2019s really real. But whatever, coincidences are real. If there were no coincidences, that would be the really unlikely thing.\u201dSelman also shared some details about the 800th episode, which is slated for Sunday, February 15. \u201cLuckily, I have the best writers in the world who think of things for me, and I can just take the credit,\u201d he laughed. This time, they went for one of their classic travel episodes, sending the Simpsons to Philadelphia. But there\u2019s more: it\u2019s about the emotional ups and downs of owning a pet, and it also sends up big adventure movies like National Treasure. Selman seemed especially proud of Marge\u2019s speech at the end, where she talks about the journey and the emotional toll of being a pet owner. \u201cI think it\u2019s as good as anything the show has ever done,\u201d Selman said.<\/p>\n Since Matt Groening launched it way back in the late \u201880s, it\u2019s gone from a Tracey Ullman Show short to a pop-culture juggernaut. The show follows the Simpson family, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie\u2014in the fictional town of Springfield, poking fun at everything from politics to pop stars with a mix of sharp jokes and surprisingly real moments.Over the years, \u2018The Simpsons\u2019 has become a TV institution, getting both praise and pushback, but always managing to leave a mark.<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source timesofindia.indiatimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2018The Simpsons\u2019 just hit a wild milestone: 800 episodes. And given the show\u2019s track record, one would think that after all this time, they\u2019d have had every big celebrity on the show at least once. 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\u2018The Simpsons\u2019: What is it?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n